''Eremonidiopsis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, es ...
. It consists of only one species, ''Eremonidiopsis aggregata'', which is known from the north-eastern Cuban mountain range Nipe–Sagua–Baracoa in Holguín province, Cuba. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests and sclerophyll rainforests.
The length of the forewings is 12–12.7 mm. The forewings are uniformly brown with a glossy dorsal surface. The ventral surface is uniformly brownish grey. The hindwings are uniformly dark brownish grey
Etymology
The generic name is derived from the name of its Hispaniolan relative ''Eremonidia''. The suffix –opsis refers to the resemblance of the Cuban genus to the Hispaniolan one. The species name is derived from Latin ''gregis'' (meaning flock or group) and the suffix ''atus'' (meaning having the nature of) and refers to the aggregation of individuals observed during both collecting events.
[Aguila, R.N. 2013: Eremonidiopsis aggregata, gen. n., sp. n. from Cuba, the third West Indian Dioptinae (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae). ZooKeys, 333: 77-91. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.333.5483 ]
References
Notodontidae
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of the Caribbean
Endemic fauna of Cuba
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